The Tay Author:David Millar Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: @anto Morning—AberMdy's Birks—Burns—Hliechassie—Edradviate — Dmnlic h—The Death of Dargo—GrandtuIIy Castle—CMfoldich—Pitnacree—Balleciin—Sketeffan— Balnamuir—... more »logierait—Bailie Mlior: a Tradition—The River Tummell—Faskally— Pitlochry—Pas of Killiecrankie—Black Spout—Black Castle of Moulin—Earl Walter: Ballad—Kinnaird—Glenalbert—Dalguise—Helen: a Fairy Tale—Wymet—Major- General Sir P.. H. Wtk—Ballinluig, etc.—Thunder Storm—Inver—Kiel Gow—The River Braaa—Dunkeld—Xiglit. The lark is in the heavens wide, On the brow of the balmy morn, A-singing to cheer his brooding bride In her bower of waving corn ; The sunlight glitters on his wing, The dew is on her breast: 'Tis love that makes him soar and sing, And binds her to'the nest. O what a strange mysterious power Thus rules the varied whole, And even lends the simplest flower The semblance of a soul! The daisy on the hill-side bare Displays its treasures to the sun, But folds its leaves with miser care Whene'er the fostering day is done, As fearful that the dews of eve Might nip its tender charge, and none Be left to blossom o'er the grave Of warrior near the mossy stone, In after years when it is gone!— Strange feeling, strengthening as it flows From weed to man up to the throne Of the Eternal—whence arose The latent flame! And who but knows Its sacred influence, feels that heaven Confest still in his bosom glows, Though seared with sins all unforgiven. For, like a guiding lamp at even, It ever cheers the wanderer's way To won his steps, which long have striven In paths that only lead astray, To peace and rest. O, glorious day, Bright as a bride ! ingrate the heart, And senseless as the trodden clay, That scans nor feels its pulses start Impassioned, panting to ad...« less